Episode Archives

Write: Find security in your own love and compassion

Write about how past suffering makes you more capable of motherly love.

Pray: Our Mother, Jesus

In this month of Mary, one holy woman reminds us that Jesus is our Mother, too

Write: Can suffering inspire mercy and kindness?

If we write about our daily struggles, we might be more understanding about the suffering of others.

Pray: A Plea for Help

In her desperate plea, Queen Esther recognizes that only the Lord can help relieve our deepest pain.

Write: Finding Words to Turn a Heart

What “persuasive words” would the Lord put in your mouth to “turn his or her heart”?

Read: Detaching is First Step toward Forgiveness

I could not turn the heart of this enemy at all. Only God’s grace was capable of a feat so impressive.

Read: A Prayer for the Lost

I understood that God’s roadmap for me diverged from the paths of those I loved. I realized the best I could offer my lost ones was prayer.

Pray: Visio Divina & Being Formed

Painter Joe Anastasi’s pauses in contemplative prayer in order to see the light and dignity of the homeless he serves.

Write: Compose your own prayer

Write your own prayer about a particular contradiction, concern, or confusing aspect in your life’s direction.

Pray: Learning Lectio Divina

Learn about what to expect from lectio divina.